Milan Škriniar

[Zoro]

Like I've said before, this seems to be one of Sabatini's unexpected hit signings. I think we'll finally enjoy a solid Inter defense this season with him, Miranda and Handanovic. Fullbacks are still a problem though, specially the left ones.

#Dalbertiscoming

 

[Guz]

Under Spalletti's guidance he could become one of the best CB in the world.
What I like about him is that he seems very focussed and determined to improve himself.

 

[Harpsabu]

Under Spalletti's guidance he could become one of the best CB in the world.
What I like about him is that he seems very focussed and determined to improve himself.

Chill chill chill...he has had a number of pre season games.

 

[firmino]

I wonder if he was a sabatini's or a spalletti's name. however, those 23 millions, half of which paid with caprari, are starting to look like a bargain. it's just pre-season though, I'll wait for serie A before being enthusiastic.

 

[Guz]

Chill chill chill...he has had a number of pre season games.

Of course, only time will tell whether I'm right or not, but I can already tell you that this guy has the right attitude (and the required set of skills) to prove me right.

 

[ChillBro]

Chill chill chill...he has had a number of pre season games.

I agree- I like him and he has looked good but ultimate chilllllllll bro

 

[TheNetworkZ]

I'm really trying to not judge him until at least November (as well as Spalletti and a few others), but damn it's hard. This guy is refreshing to watch.

 

[magnesium]

When Sabatini get defender and from Sampdoria ( like Mustafi ), i know the defender will be world class.
Please my favourite player, never ever injured in mid season, or we are going fuck up

 

[Rasha]

he is really comfortable with a ball, getting past opponents and shit.. no panicking

 

[Candreva Crosses]

Massive fat JINX incoming from you guys, he'll end up injured.

 

[JJM]

I want this two in a Neroazzurro shirt...because of reasons...since they are friends...Škriniar could persuade him no?! Today Premium Sport asked Inter Škriniar if Schick could join Inter...he said that he still has a problem and needs to rest but then we will see...

 

[Efrain21C]

When Sabatini get defender and from Sampdoria ( like Mustafi ), i know the defender will be world class.
Please my favourite player, never ever injured in mid season, or we are going fuck up

You jumped right into Skriniar bandwagon with only a couple friendly games lol...

 

[uzhang]

This dude very strong
Jaap Stam wanna be


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[thoriq_r9]

I agree it's too early to jump on the hype train, however, as a fan, it's hard not to be excited by what he's been showing this pre-season.
He looks solid on both aerial and ground duel. He's proficient on the ball, composed beyond his age, and has an eye for penetrative passes. Let's see if he can steadily develop in this club, which many have failed, then he will be our main central defender for years to come (or at least sold for good money).

 

[adiK]

I wonder if he was a sabatini's or a spalletti's name. however, those 23 millions, half of which paid with caprari, are starting to look like a bargain. it's just pre-season though, I'll wait for serie A before being enthusiastic.

If I understood correctly, Samp paid 15 for Caprari (that's how we got out of FFP trouble), we paid 23 for Skriniar, so actually he cost us 8 million. A bargain...

 

[R20]

They paid 13 for Carpari, and we paid 33 for Škriniar. He actualy costs 20m which is not cheap by any means.

 

[firmino]

It's funny how everybody gives different figures for this deal. I think it is 12 + caprari cause this is what I read on many sites but at this point who knows.

 

[adiK]

Fucking transfermarkt liars. Thanks for the info @R20, you are sweetheart.

Really weird thing about this transfer is that the numbers are way different according to sources, they go from 8 to 20 million (Caprari not counted)... Usually sources are million,two off, not 10 or more...

 

[Y&h]

Here's something I wrote when we were officially linked with him but chose not to post back in the rumors sub-forum.

Call it laziness or a lack of interest to argue with people.

Skrinair is quality and I can see why Sampdoria want to capitalize on him with a high transfer demand.

The kid has potential and promising versatility that could be used in a defensive midfielder role in the future but that requires polishing & time which leads me to understand his apprehension, along with his agent, on a move right now where playing time isn't guaranteed after a positive first year at Sampdoria.

When I was following Crisetig’s progress, I noticed Skriniar during the agonizingly boring Crotone - Sampdoria game and the guy seemed very composed most of the time.

I also decided to rewatch some of Sampdoria’s game last season like the ones against Fiorentina and Milan as well as the game where Brozovic made an ass of himself with that handball & penalty in the last 6 minutes.

Despite having a good game against us, Skriniar was partially at fault for our first goal but so was Dodo who failed to close down a cross Milan couldn't clear but we'll get into that later.

He's a tough guy with a vocal presence that calls out his team mates when they don't listen to him but I presume that would change in a new environment with older privileged players (Nagatomo) who hopefully will leave in the upcoming weeks.

There’s a moment where he closed down D'Ambrosio and pointed to his buddy to follow Eder or someone & when they ignored him & strolled instead he barked at their ass after our guy crossed the ball... miserably as you'd expect.

He has the tendency to look behind his shoulder at the "off the ball" player.

He intercepts crosses by sliding in but has a noticeable apprehension with his headers, not at Ranocchia’s level but it requires some observation by the coaching staff. He’s usually the advanced left CB in a zonal defense. He likes to close down forwards and rarely dives into tackles when he’s one-on-one but at the same time isn’t afraid of a challenge or throwing himself on the line.

Another moment that grabbed my attention was when he tussled with D'Ambrosio for the ball near the corner flag and frankly he showed character that riled up the Meazza crowd.

His left foot is strong and his right one is good when delivering a long pass as he has the tendency to switch the ball to wide areas and particularly the fullback on the other flank.

Skriniar's passing is also deliberately paced between short & risky passes which may expose him to an opponent’s pressure as he likes to extract the ball from the back by himself if the team is not helping him out.

I think his sensibilities and traits will elevate some of the pressure from our midfielders during the build up phase but that requires a solid reinforcement at the leftback position as this guy will struggle next to players with the quality of Dodo next to him.

I predicted that we’d go after him when I sensed that he’s the typical Sabatini “off the radar” signing that Roma would make and there's a part of me that believes they would have done that if he remained one more season in Sampdoria on the condition that he develops well, a sentiment that I hope happens with Inter if this deal goes through.

I haven't seen any of the preseason games properly aside from the first half of the Schalke game on a lousy stream that I turned off but I'm glad that he's showing good signs that will hopefully continue into the actual season.

 

[M.Adnan]

Good insight on Skriniar there, Y&H.

The guy's defensive game seems to me like a mixture of Walter Samuel and Lucio in one player. I think with the right environment, soon we'll have a 40m worth of defender in our starting defense line.

Skriniar is one of the reasons why I haven't criticized Sabatini's lack of transfers activity so far as much as the others here. He's also a reason why I've never cared to make a single post about skipping Bonucci. Getting a new young CB like Skriniar was my absolute top priority since last summer and it's been accomplished in early pre-season. Next priorities seem to be on their way soon (hopefully).